Issues and Insights
This page provides links to recent articles, reports and announcements relating to transportation policy, legislation and research. The entries are drawn from a wide range of sources, including national newspapers, magazines and websites. If you come across interesting transportation reading that might deserve posting here, let us know at [email protected]
Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts?
Bloomberg, January 6, 2025 - They save lives, reduce traffic delays and cut emissions. Still, communities often resist them. Can cities get drivers to turn the corner on circular intersections?
A Blueprint for Better Bike Lanes
CityLab Transportation, Jan 10, 2025 - Over the past decade, protected bike lanes have gone mainstream in US cities. A new traffic engineering guidebook invites them to think even bigger.
California just made a big bet on the future of electric vehicles
msn.com, Dec 13, 2024 - California is embarking on a major expansion of its electric vehicle charging system, an effort to dramatically increase the number of places for drivers to plug in at a time when EV sales are growing faster than the country’s charging network.
Seeing no road to profit, GM shutters Cruise
arstechnica.com Dec 13, 2024 - After spending more than $10 billion to try to develop an autonomous robotaxi, General Motors is now calling time on the endeavor. On Tuesday afternoon, the automaker announced that it is done investing in Cruise's robotaxi development and will instead combine the startup's technical team with its internal efforts at GM.
Taller vehicles are more dangerous to pedestrians, even at low speeds, research finds
NPR, Dec. 12, 2024 - When they compared their results with a similar study published in Germany, where tall vehicles are less common, researchers found that pedestrians in the U.S. begin to suffer more serious injuries at lower speeds. Findings suggest that the 25 mph speed limit commonly used in residential neighborhoods in the U.S. might be too high.
What Would Trump's North American Tariffs Mean for Trucking?
truckinginfo.com 12/01/2024 - Tariffs and trade wars were a controversial part of Donald Trump’s first term as president, and although we’re still nearly two months away from the start of his second term, he’s already making good on his campaign promises to impose tariffs. And that could have consequences for trucking.